Molding of beeswax candles and the product thereof



on account of: its adherence to the molds.

ed beeswax candle.

have found that an improved product is pro- Patented .luly 5, 1932 LEON W. GELLER, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 'L O WILL & BAUMER CANDLE COMPANY, INC, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK MOLDING OF BEESWAX CANDLES AND THE PRODUCT THEREOF No Drawing. 7 Application iiledMa-y 5, 1981. Serial No. 535,571. V V

This invention relates to certain new and 10. b-Isoamylene glycol (CH C(OH) CH- OH CH useful improvements in molding of beeswax candles and the product thereof. 11. b-Amylene glycol C H,CH (OH) OH- (OH) CH It is a fact that a stock contaiilring forty or more t b t 1d d percen eeswax can no 8 m0 9 For the purpose oi this disclosure, the following ma be considered as derivatives of aliphatic dihydric alcohols, glycols, and their homologues:

The formed beeswax candle sticks to the mold and the finished product in the machine can not be removed or taken out.

Ihave discovered a method by means of which beeswax candles can be practically and commercially molded and have carried out such process and have produced a novel and improved product in the form of a mold- A. Glycolates Sodium, potassium glycolate B. Polyethylene g'lycols such as:

Diethylene glycol OHLOHQOH Gammon Triethylene glycol (lH -O CH CH oH Tetroethylene glycol My discovery resides in the fact that I duced by the use of theimproved process which comprises the molding of beeswax in combination with:

1. Aliphatic dihydric alcohols, glycols, and their homologues.

2. Derivatives of aliphatic dihydric alcohols, glycols, and their homologues.

When so combined, the beeswax stock can be readily and easily molded into candlesand CHQ'O'GHZ'GHZO'OHZCHZOH readily and easily removed from the molds F O CH OH OH OH in a commercial practice. 2

For the purpose of this disclosure, the fol- Pentaethylene glycol lowing maybe considered as examples of 'OHZQCHZ GHZQCHZGHZOH aliphatic dihydric alcohols, glycols and their homologues.

1. Ethylene glycol (CH) OH 1- 2 32 OH etc. 6' Ether-9 2. Trlmethylene glyco (C- OH subh as: p Tetramethllene glycol 48% Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether 4. Penta methylene glycol (cngbgg (131L011 5. Hexa methylene glycol (CH 0H (lH oCH CH O0 H, h 1 1 1 CH (3 Ethylene glycol butylether 6. cto met y ene g yco OH-etc. C zO 7. a-P 1ene glycol onsomomorn- (IJHZO'CH, 8. Unsymmetrical dimethyl ethylene glycol th 1 1 1 th 1 th Q M D Penta me yenegyco e y e or 9. a-Isoamylene glycol (CH CH.CH-

OH (C 2) 50-02 5 ornornoi-i D. Uyclic ethers of glycols such as:

Diethylene oxide GHQ-{3H GHQ-CH2 E. Halogen esters such as:

Acetic ester of ethylene glycol amyl'ether GHZOC5H11 Cl-LOOCCH,

I As an example of a suitable formula utilizing an aliphatic dihydric alcohol, the following is found satisfactory: & i

To a mixture which contains ninety parts of 100% beeswax, five parts parafline and.

. four parts stearic acid is added one part triethylene glycol.

The mixture of substance described is heated and the constituent materials uniformly distributed and the hot mixture is then poured or synthetic waxes or stearic acid and which although they form no portion of the preseni nvention may be used to reduce the beeswax content oi the candles or improve their burnmg properties or their physical appearance Further, the expression aliphatic dihy dric alcohol as used in the claims hereof, i: deemed to include homologues.

I claim:

1. A molded candle containing a substan t1 al percentage of beeswax, and an allphatll dlhydric alcohol.

2. A molded candle containing forty 01 more percent of beeswax, and an aliphati dihydric alcohol.

Q 3. A molded candle containing a substan tial percentage of beeswax, and a derivatiw of an aliphatic dihydric alcohol.

4. A molded candle containing forty o more percent of beeswax, and a d rivative 0 an aliphatic dihydric alcohol.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set m; handthis 18 day of April, 1931.

LEON .GELLER.

into the mold, and after about thirty minutes of cooling the machine is raised in the usual manner and the candles are taken out.

As an illustration of a suitable mixture comprising a derivative of aliphatic dihydric alcohol, the following may be taken as satisfactory:

To a mixture which contains eighty-five parts of beeswax, five parts parafiine, five parts stearic acid, one part Montan wax, there is added four parts tetra-ethylene glycol monoethyl ether;

The mixture is heated and the constituent elements uniformly distributed throughout and the melted hot stock is poured into the mold, and after about thirty minutes of cooling, the machine is raised in the usual man- -ner and the candles are taken out.

Although I have herein described specific examples as. illustrative of embodiments of the invention, I do not desire to restrict myself to the same, as any of the materials specifically set forth herein may be utilized, and various proportions of the constituent elementsvmay be selected.

Further the combination of compounds formed may include in addition to beeswax stock, any kind of animal, vegetable, mineral 

